Custom Splendid Sorrento Amalfi Coast Food Tour

The program may be altered slightly due to weather, season, and opening and closing time of establishments.

Day One – Tuesday

• Transfer from the Naples airport or train station to the Hotel Settimo Cielo, home for your Amalfi Coast food tour. Check in and free time to relax or explore.
• Dinner tonight is at a local restaurant (wine included).
• Overnight.

Day Two – Wednesday

• Breakfast.
• In the morning depart on a private “Gozzo” (traditional boat) with a guide for a group tour to the beautiful island of Capri. You are in for a full day trip to this paradise (including 3 hours on board and 3 hours ashore to explore on your own). Inhabited in prehistoric times, Capri was once a Greek colony and then a resort of emperors in the early years of the Roman Empire. The Emperor Augustus resided here, and Tiberius built several villas, one of which, the Villa Iovis, which is located on the island’s northeastern tip overlooking Naples, has been excavated. During the 10th century the population, fearing pirate raids, moved from seaside settlements to the present towns, Capri (east) and Anacapri (west), high above the shore.
• In the Middle Ages, Capri belonged to the Abbey of Montecassino and to the republic of Amalfi before become part of the Kingdom of Naples. There are ruins of two medieval castles, the Castello di Barbarossa and the Castiglione, and the oldest church (from the 10th and 11th centuries) is that of St. Costanzo, the island’s patron saint. The Villa San Michele, built by the Swedish writer Axel Munthe, is on the site of a Tiberian villa.
• Return back to Sorrento in the afternoon.
• Dinner on own and overnight.

Day Three – Thursday

• Breakfast.
• In the morning your Amalfi Coast food tour will continue as you are picked up from your hotel for a mozzarella cheese tour. Visit a local farm where you will see a demonstration of “Treccia” and “Caciottine” cheeses being made as you watch. A tasting of traditional products such as salumi, homemade cheese, and the famous Provolone del Monaco, accompanied by a delicious glass of wine, will follow.
• This afternoon is at your disposal for individual activities in Sorrento. You might choose to sunbathe at the beach club of the area, take a ferry into Naples, or spend some time shopping.
• Dinner on your own and overnight

Day Four – Friday

• Breakfast.
• Today enjoy a full day Amalfi Coast food tour to some of the area’s most famous towns. First stop will be Montepertuso, a beautiful village completely surrounded by green hills, which majestically overlooks Positano. Meet Chef Salvatore at his restaurant for your hands on cooking class followed by lunch with wine.
• After lunch your Amalfi Coast food tour will continue as you see how limoncello liqueur is made, along with a tasting.
• Later discover the magical villages of Positano and Amalfi, and before going back to Sorrento a stop at the charming village of Ravello.
• Return back to Sorrento.
• Dinner on own.
• Overnight.

Day Five – Saturday

• Breakfast and morning at disposal to relax.
• Later in the morning, your private transfer will take you to your pizza class at the nearby Hotel Mediterraneo. Watch your pizza bake in the wood-fired oven and learn the secrets to Italian pizza from the “pizzaiuolo.” Lunch to follow based on your customized pizza.
• Rest of day at leisure.
• Dinner on own and overnight.

Day Six – Sunday

• Breakfast, then a free day to explore. You might take the ferry into Naples to visit the National Archeological Museum, organize additional excursions, or simply relax by the pool.
• Dinner tonight at a local restaurant in Sorrento, wine included.

Day Seven – Monday

• Breakfast.
• In the morning depart for a driving excursion to Pompei to discover the ruins of the Ancient Roman city that was decimated and buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 BC. Enjoy a guided tour of this famous and remarkably preserved site.
• Later in the morning proceed on your food tour of Southern Italy to the Volcano Vesuvio to stop at a wine estate for a wine tasting. You will visit the wine cellar and enjoy a light lunch with wine tasting.
• Return back to Sorrento.
• Around 4:30 pm, transfer to your last hands on cooking class at a local villa, where you will cook with the family in the preparation of a full meal. Dinner to follow with wine.
• Overnight .

Day Eight – Tueday

• Breakfast and check out. Transfer either to the Naples train station or Naples airport.